When it’s 65° on a Sunday afternoon in February, you drop what you’re doing and hit the trail (especially when tomorrow’s forecast is snow and a high of 25°).
This time of year, many of the local trails are too icy to ride safely, so my riding primarily consists of commuting to/from Boulder. I recently switched from panniers to a front basket (Wald 1392 attached to a Thule rack), and the latter setup works much better.